Backgrounder: 'Green-on-blue' attacks in Afghanistan in 2013

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-10-14 15:38:53

One soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was shot dead by a man in Afghan military uniform on Sunday, in an attack that seems to be the latest in the so-called "green-on-blue" insider attack when Afghan army, police or gunmen in their uniform turned their weapons against their foreign partners.

The following is a list of such attacks since January this year:

Oct. 5 -- An Afghan alleged contracted security guard killed one US soldier in southern Afghanistan.

Sept. 26 -- One US troop was killed by Afghan army soldier in eastern Paktiya province.

Sept. 21 -- An Afghan army soldier shot dead three US soldiers in Paktiya.

July 9 -- One Slovakian soldier was killed and five other coalition soldiers wounded when an Afghan army soldier opened fire against foreign troops in southern Kandahar province's airport. The attacker was detained by joint forces but an army officer helped him to escape from a military base in Kandahar.

June 8 -- Two Afghan army soldiers fired on coalition troops, killing two US soldiers and one US civilian in eastern Pakitka province. One shooter was captured alive.

May 4 -- Two US soldiers were killed by an Afghan army soldier in western Farah province.

March 11 -- An Afghan police seized a police vehicle and fired the heavy gun attached to the car against Afghan and coalition members, killing two US soldiers, two Afghan police and three army soldiers in eastern Wardak province. The attacker was killed and eight other people were wounded in the incident.

March 8 -- One US civilian contractor was killed and four US soldiers wounded as three Afghan army soldiers turned their weapons against coalition soldiers in eastern Kapisa province. All attackers were killed in the shooting.

Jan. 7 -- An army soldier shot dead one British soldier and injured six others in southern Helmand province. The assailant was also killed.

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